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  • Annual working hours vs. GDP per capitaPenn World Table
  • Annual working hours vs. labor productivity
  • Average daily hours of work in summer, by industry
  • Average daily hours of work in winter, by industry
  • Average daily hours of work, by occupation, United States
  • Average daily hours worked, by industry, United States
  • Average daily work hours, by industry
  • Average effective age of retirement for women
  • Average hours of work per week, by industry
  • Average hours worked per person employed
  • Days off from work for vacations and holidays
  • Hours of work vs. GDP per capita
  • Hours spent in market and non-market work per week, by sex, United States
  • Participation time in employment per day
  • Productivity: output per hour worked
  • Time allocation in Finland, by sex
  • Time spent in employment per day
  • Time spent on activities in an average day
  • Time spent on activities in an average day, females
  • Time spent on activities in an average day, males
  • Time spent on activities on an average day, by sex, Sweden
  • Weekly hours dedicated to home production in US, by gender
  • Weekly hours worked by age group, United States
  • Weekly working hours
  • Weekly working hours vs. hourly wage, by wage decilePaid and self-employment
  • Weekly working hours vs. hourly wage, by wage decilePaid employment only

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